A studio photograph of Maurice Bourke, standing against a balustrade, in naval uniform and his cap nearby. Bourke was a naval officer who commanded HMS Surprise, for Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in the 1880s. During this time, he was romantically linked to Princess Victoria of Prussia (1866-1929). In 1893 he was in command of HMS Camperdown which collided with HMS Victoria, near Tripoli, northern Lebanon, while on exercise with torpedoes and mines. It caused the ship to run aground and sank within 10 minutes and all 358 crew were killed. There was a court-martial but Bourke was cleared of any blame. HMS Victoria is said to be the world's only vertical shipwreak and is now a historic monument, protected in law.